Case View - Diagnostic Test Details

Diagnostics Tests records are used to document testing that is done for an animal to determine if a particular medical condition or concern exists. Most commonly, a test is administered and provides a result such as positive or negative.

Diagnostic Test Details

Diagnostic test details will document the following data elements.

Test for
This is the condition the animal is being tested for. Note that this list can be modified via the customizable dropdown list DIAG_TEST_TYPE.

Status
The status of the test, which can be complete or scheduled. When adding a new record, setting the status to scheduled would be used to pre-schedule the item to be completed at a later date. Note that when status is set to scheduled, the date administered label will be re-labeled to date scheduled. This date can be changed to the future, scheduled date when the medical item is to be completed.

Date Administered / Date Scheduled
The date/time stamp when the item was either completed, or when the item was scheduled.

Administered By/Scheduled By
The person or entity that completed or scheduled the medical item. This list will show vets, vet clinics, and staff members.

Test Method
How the test was done. Note that this list can be modified via the customizable dropdown list DIAG_TEST_METHOD.

Result Date
The date when the test result was received or determined.

Next Test
If a later/subsequent test is to be scheduled, select the test type to be scheduled.

Next Test Due Date
If a later/subsequent test is to be scheduled, enter the future date specifying when the test will become due.

Test Result
The result of the test.

Notes

Notes are optional, but are very commonly used and needed to provide adequate details about the particular record entered on the database. With notes you'll find there are varying note types which are specific to any particular event type.

For a test, some common note types would include 'Test Notes', 'Test Results', etc. There may be additional note types defined on your Shelter Pro as note types can be extended using Shelter Pro's Customize features. This list can be modified via the customizable dropdown list NOTE_TYPE_DIAGTEST.

Click on the Add Note button to add a new note, or View Note to open, review, edit an existing note. The View All will present all notes combined in chronological order for ease reading the full narrative on one screen. The Toggle View button will cause the content in the list to be changed to a different display setting.

For an overview of notes in Shelter Pro, click Notes and Narratives

Documents Tab

The Documents tab will show any posted document images relevant to the Diagnostic Test. There are many potential uses for Document Imaging relative to a test, however you are not limited to just these:

Scans of any test results received back from a third party tester.
Any images relevant to the animal's medical history that might have particular relevance to the test.

For an overview of Document Imaging in Shelter Pro, click Document Imaging

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